Appeals Court Keeps White House Ballroom Construction Moving Forward

A U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an administrative stay allowing most above-ground construction of the White House ballroom (and related bunker work) to resume while the case proceeds, with a June 5 hearing set on the broader national-security implications. A lower court had temporarily blocked the above-ground work; the DOJ argues halting the project would imperil national security. Underground work may continue, and a separate National Trust suit over the East Wing remains part of the litigation. Trump has publicly defended the project.